49ERS AT CARDINALS
The San Francisco 49ers hit the road again this week as they travel to Arizona to take on their second-consecutive NFC West opponent in the Cardinals. San Francisco looks to improve to 33-27 overall against the Cardinals, as the Niners have won three of the past four matchups between the two teams. The 49ers have also won each of the previous two meetings at State Farm Stadium.
The 49ers are coming off a 21-28 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium. The team’s offense was led by WR Deebo Samuel, who finished the game with eight receptions for 156 yards and two touchdowns, marking his first career game with multiple touchdown catches. QB Jimmy
Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass to TE Ross Dwelley, while QB Trey Lance connected on nine of 18 passing attempts for 157 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Lance also added seven rushing attempts for 41 yards (5.9 average) on the ground and RB Trey Sermon finished the game with 19 carries for 89 yards.
San Francisco’s defense held Seattle to 234 total net yards on the day, including 129 net passing yards. The 49ers registered 3.0 sacks of Seahawks
QB Russell Wilson, as DL Dee Ford finished the game with three tackles, 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble. It marked the sixth time Ford registered 2.0-or-more sacks in a game and the first time as a member of the 49ers. DL Nick Bosa added 1.0 sack and DL D.J. Jones added a forced fumble.
BY THE NUMBERS
75+ WR Deebo Samuel is the only player in the NFL this season with multiple TD recepts. or 75-or-more yds. [79t at Det. (9/12/21) & 76t vs. Sea. (10/3/21)].
11 Over the last 2 Weeks (3-4), San Francisco’s defense has forced
11 opponent 3-and-outs, ranking 3rd in the NFL and 1st in the NFC (Buf. – 13; Cin. – 12).
6 The 49ers are 1 of 6 teams in the NFL that have multiple players (DL Nick Bosa – 4.0 sacks & DL Dee Ford – 3.0 sacks) with 3.0-ormore sacks this season (Car.; Chi.; NE; NYJ; Was.).
3 The 49ers have won 3 of the previous 4 matchups against the Cardinals, including each of the past 2 meetings in Arizona.
SERIES HISTORY VS. ARIZONA
ARIZONA CARDINALS Overall: 32-27 Home: 18-13 Away: 14-14
10/1/17 Cardinals 18-15 (OT) AZ
11/5/17 Cardinals 20-10 SF
10/7/18 Cardinals 28-18 SF
10/28/18 Cardinals 18-15 AZ
10/31/19 49ers 28-25 AZ
11/17/19 49ers 36-26 SF
9/13/20 Cardinals 24-20 SF
12/26/20 49ers 20-12 AZ
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Matchups: 59
Series Record: 49ers lead series 32-27
49ers Home Record vs. Cardinals: 49ers lead series 18-13
49ers Away Record vs. Cardinals: Series is tied 14-14
First Meeting: 11/18/51, Cardinals win 27-21, at SF*
Last Meeting: 12/26/20, 49ers win 20-12, at Arz.
Current Streak: Won 1
Longest 49ers Win Streak: 5 – 3 times (Last 9/13/09 – 11/20/11)
Longest Cardinals Win Streak: 8 – (9/27/15 – 10/28/18)
Most 49ers Points: 56 (10/18/92): 49ers win 56-17, at SF
Most Cardinals Points: 34 – 2 times, (Last 9/10/06): Cardinals win 34-27, at Arz.
49ers Shutouts: None
Cardinals Shutouts: None
*Chicago Cardinals
RACK ‘EM UP
• After their 41-33 Week 1 victory at Det. (9/12/21), San Francisco’s 41 pts. scored were the 3rd-most by the team in a season opener and the most on the road.
• The 49ers led the Lions 31-10 at halftime. The team’s 31 pts. were the most by the team in the 1st half since scoring 35 in the 1st half vs. StL (11/16/08).
• San Francisco’s +21 halftime scoring differential was the 3rd-highest in a road season opener by the 49ers in franchise history [+25 at Dal. (9/7/14) & +24 at Min. (9/17/67)].
• San Francisco’s 41 points scored in Week 1 were the most in the NFL. The team ranks 7th in the NFL and 5th in the NFC averaging 26.8 points per game.
GET OUT IN FRONT
• The 49ers have outscored their opponents 962-802 since 2019. The team’s +160 point differential ranks 4th in the NFC and 8th in the NFL (Bal. – +427; NO – +287; Buf. – +271; KC – +263; GB – +198; NE – +169; TB – +163) over that span.
• San Francisco saw their 2 TD drives at Phi. (9/19/21) go for 97 and 92 yds. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time the 49ers had 2 TD drives that started from inside their own 10 yard line was 12/6/92 vs. Mia.
IN THE RED
• The 49ers offense has seen 126 drives reach the red zone over the past three seasons (2019-21), which are tied for the 13thmost in the NFL (NO – 137; Bal. – 135; Buf. – 133; LAR – 133; TB – 133; Ind. – 131; Atl. – 130; Arz. – 129; LAC – 129; LV – 127; Min. – 127; Ten. – 127; Sea. – 126).
• San Francisco has scored 79 TDs on their 126 drives that reached the red zone since 2019.
• The Niners have scored TDs on each of their 9 trips to the red zone in 2021, the only team with a red zone TD efficiency of 100% in the NFL.
CONTROL THE CLOCK
• The Niners have an average time of possession of 31:16 over the past three seasons (2019-21), ranking 4th in the NFL over that span (Bal. – 32:47; NO – 31:53; GB – 31:51).
MOVE THE CHAINS
• San Francisco’s offense has converted 41.6% of their 3rd down atts. over the last three seasons (2019-21), ranking 13th in the NFL and 7th in the NFC (Dal. – 44.3%; NO – 43.6%; LAR – 42.9%; Atl. – 42.8%; TB – 42.5%; GB – 42.5%).
